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NYMag on Different Homes for Different Families

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For New York Mag's Home Design 2010 special feature,they celebrate anything but the nuclear family, documenting how different kinds of families live in New York right now.

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Lexus Unveils World’s Most Advanced Driving Simulator

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If you say driving simulator to me I automatically think of video games. Lexus has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s most advanced driving simulator and the carmaker says the thing is not a video game.

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Acer Aspire One Happy Range of Dual-Booting Netbooks Dazzle Your Senses with Colors

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Acer has recently unveiled their brand new line-up of Aspire One-branded netbooks, but this time there’s certainly a major difference. While the hardware might seem similar to previously released netbooks, the new Aspire One Happy range brings pastels to the table.

Inside the HP Workstation Lab Part 1: History

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I recently had the pleasure of touring the HP Workstation facility in Ft. Collins, Colorado. I was there with a number of other journalists, both web and print, for a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the construction and support of HP workstations.

Insignia adds new HD Radio with timeshifting

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Best Buy's in-house Insignia label has released a second-generation portable HD Radio in the NS-HD02. A direct successor to the NS-HD01, it features improvements such as a larger capacitive touchscreen rather than an LCD and button combination, as well as three new features.

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Printing Facebook puts all your friends on 20″x40” poster

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Section: Web, Web 2.0 / Social NetworkingTake you Facebook friends with you off-line with this new concept from artist and grad student Benjamin Lotan. The service, Printing Facebook, culls your friends photos and prints them on 20"x40"high quality photo paper for just $20. The result...

Trent Reznor: Mark Zuckerberg is no Steve Jobs

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In a recent interview with Drowned in Sound, former Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor discussed the Social Network soundtrack and exactly why Mark Zuckerberg is no Steve Jobs.

Indian Government Delays BlackBerry Ban to January 31

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Research In Motion’s security situation, regarding their BlackBerry devices in some particular regions, aren’t over yet.

Emergency Flashlight Concept Brings Two Flashlights Together with Fluorescent Rope

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The flashlight’s design hasn’t changed a lot over the years. But in a chaotic situation, where the lights have just gone out and there’s a lot of people running around, usually in a wide range of ages, it could be potentially very hard to lead anyone to safety with just one...

Windows Phone 7 & what it means for Teens

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So, Microsoft had a big Windows Phone 7 event this week in NYC, announcing several actual phones, with the internet exploding in a wave of first takes, reviews, and opinions of the new platform.

Foxconn denies high abuse rate in Chinese factories

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Foxconn has issued a response today to the allegations of violence and worker abuse in its plants in a recently leaked study.

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Sony and HID to unite FeliCa and NFC in notebooks, phones

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Sony and HID Global today set out a plan to unite FeliCa and near-field communication (NFC) in notebooks.

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JBL intros On Stage IV, Micro III docks with wild designs

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JBL revamped its iPhone and iPod speaker docks in unusual fashion today, launching the On Stage IV and On Stage Micro III. Both make a sharp break from earlier design and use a new "weave" design reminiscent of a fan blade.

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Tri Terasu’s LED bulb designers get creative

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In the movies or on TV, a room lit by a bare lightbulb is often visual shorthand for poverty and misery, being used by set designers to illuminate fleabag hovels or interrogation rooms.

As The Notion Ink Adam Sneaks Closer To Production, A New Pics and A Short Video Drop

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Nearly everyone has high hopes for the Notion Ink Adam. This is the tablet that is said to free us from the iPad’s chains, but so far, it’s nothing more than an fanboy’s dream after the numerous shipping delays.

World’s Smallest Pac-Man Game Requires Microscope

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Pac-Man is a bit like the Bible--the game has appeared in virtually every form known to man. But never before has the ubiquitous little yellow circle appeared this small.

Pictures Of The New Verizon iPhone 4? (Updated)

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Updated It turns out it is not the Verizon iPhone, but an alternative back cover for the iPhone 4. We have been hearing rumors about a Verizon iPhone 4 for quite some time now, and now the guys over at Gizmodo have some photos of an iPhone 4 that we haven’t seen before.

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Sony Open Planet Ideas: Into Concepting

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The Sony Open Planet Ideas Challenge wrapped up the first project stage, "Inspiration," a week ago, with 335 suggested environmental issues to tackle. After culling through the inspirations, the next phase, "Concepting," kicks off today with the announcement of the selected environmental brief.

Amazon pushes Kindle Singles to encourage low-cost reading

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Amazon today tried to spur the development of a newer format for e-books. Kindle Singles would occupy the space between articles and full books with about 30 to 90 pages' worth of material.

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Lockheed & Darpa Develop Real Life ‘Aimbot’ For Snipers

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From one military story to another. It looks like Lockheed and DARPA have jointly developed a system that makes it easier for snipers to pick off their targets. Yes, a real life aimbot of sorta.

Giant Balloon Animals by La Bolleur

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La Bolleur, the Dutch design collective behind the fantastic mini-golf installations we've seen around Milan and Eindhoven, just sent us their latest project, a series of monstrous balloon animals for the Eindhoven city-center, scaled up so much that they were "hardly manageable."

Prius Sells Two Million, Pick-up Trucks Still Much More Popular

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Toyota recently announced that it had reached a new milestone, selling more than two million Prius hybrids since the car first launched back in 1997. And the sales number for the Prius have been steadily increasing as well, with the car selling more than 400,000 units in 2009 and already in 2010.

It’s official: iPad now the all-time top-selling gadget

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For those of us who are Apple fanatics, we've had a feeling that the iPad was popular. Whether it's seeing the devices pop out all over the plane on an airline flight, or having to give hundreds of demos of the iPad on a cruise ship, it's apparent that Apple's tablet is still a hot item.

Mini Touchpad-Keyboard By Hawking Technology

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Check out this tiny 9.5 cm long touchpad keyboard created by Hawking Technology. The tiny input device is currently making its way through the FCC. The keyboard connects to your computer via a 2.4GHz wireless dongle.

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Solar Powered Mushrooms Could Sprout Up In Los Angeles

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Los Angeles recently hosted the Cleantech Corridor and Green District Competition, where it asked entrants to come up with new ideas to add a touch of green to the city.

Apple Looking To Sell iPad In South Korea In November

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Flickr’d Having fully conquered the United States of America, forever changing the way our democracy works, Apple has now set its sights on South Korea. Apple has submitted its magical and wonderful device, the iPad, to the relevant authorities over there.

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